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May 05, 2020

ETH returns 61% in April, the best monthly return since May 2019 (64%), recovering most of its March losses

  • ETH remains 24.4% off its 2020 high yet still shows an impressive 60.6% YTD return
  • Aggregate volumes in April (713,389) trail March (934,680) but were still significantly ahead of January (247,500) and February (534,707)
  • April 23rd saw volumes of 120,812 ETH traded, only slightly behind "Black Thursday" - March 13th (123,248)

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